Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-19
subject, but thinking and earnestly hop

subject, but thinking and earnestly hop
ing that some abier pen or mind than that
Of your humble servant aud fellow-ciiiZsn
might possibly fad Some hiat Or sug5es-
ton in the foregoing worthy CT thought
snd consideration; If so, tase toe subjsct
up and do il Justice. The Han who does
this and succeeds in briE ging 81 interests
70 work in harmony IS oae, as it should
be, will be, to say: he least, E public bene-
factor.
No. 35-FheIe IS no COZ fict. There
seems TO be an idea in some quarters t1st
there is conflict between the people aud
the rsilroacs in this matter, and, SIS
consequence, the railroads ore being
censured. This is q mistake. There is
no Cot f.ct. The paop.e are simply ask-
ing the railroads to in hands with them
IN the great work CT settling and develops
Ing the stste, the result Of which would
most certainly be beneficial alike to
the state, as the cities canro., grow
nor the population and wealth increase
very fast without immigration, and as 10
the railroads, it tskes population to make
business. The people of Texas are will
ing to be liberal with the railroads., and
will 60 so far as to admit that they are
indebted to them. The best way to paw
that debt is to 60 to work and Cooperate
with the people in the bringing of immi-
sraIlon to the state, as the work of the
people in this direction must be fruit
less without the assistance of the rail-
roads. There are people whose Judg-
ment is worthy of respect, who believe
and claim that they hsve evidence of the
fact that the state and people have dealt
very literally towards the railroads, but
it is q lsmentabie fact that corporations
as we'll as individuals, frequently forget
past favors, and sometimes even
contracts. 1t is well known
fact that Texas has given to several
of her railroads several sections
| of her best land for every mile of road
they built. Now, this land was given in
the expectation that the roads receiving
1t would induce people to settle on it.
But, be this as it may, there are many
people who would regerds the transaction
as contract. It is also q well known
fact that the state has not rested here. It
has from time to time made efforts, spent
! money and sent representatives. into the
field TO solicit immigration, and perhaps
| had the state been assisted and encouraged
| by the railroads, much more Money would
have been spent and more labor Of the
same kind eXerted in the same direction.
| Speaking Of the Kapsss exhibit at the
Cen tennisl st Phil1del phis, it is tue that
Texas did not spend any great amount of
money to be represented there, but the
state was ably represented there by
Governor Hubbard, who fset thousands
Of dollars invested in exhibits by
other states. Governor Hubbardis
speech did more to give outsiders cor
rect impression Of Texas than anything
done before or since. More than this,
some Of the biggest railroad officials of
the state used it IS immigration am
munition, ard in pamphlet form, dlstrib-
uted the same all over the eastern and
middle portion Of the United States and
in Europe, and the results Of this were
quickly seen. immigration and capital
poured ia from quarters where previously
the people had no intention Of coming to
Texas, land the goodwo Gid not cease un-
til the competition between the railroads
ceased. The connecting lines of the Texas
lines, like all other railroads, are always
ready to cater 10 the business, and
when this immigration movement is once
started all these roads will be found pull
ing with Texas, for nothing succeeds like
success. When man or state is in pros
per1ty verybody is ready to help him or
it, but when in adversely everybody is
ready with kick.